Subject: Re:locate Extra, Issue 117, November 2015

Relocate Extra 117, November 2015
 
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This month we bring you some of the key issues that have been so hotly debated at conferences in Canada, the US and UK.  Check our website and forthcoming Winter issue of Re:locate magazine for more.

With a special focus on Canada, as well as coverage of Brazil and Latin America, China and Ireland, this issue examines new challenges and opportunities in these diverse locations.

The new edition also highlights the big themes from WERC, the CERC and the recent CIPD and the CBI conferences, and Fiona Murchie reports from a lively session at the CBI on the new buzzword in business: so-called ‘disruptive innovation’, and how companies like Airbnb are influencing business the serviced apartment sector.

Don’t miss Fiona’s interview with Bill Graebel, the first in our new Relocate Perspectives series of videos where the president and CEO of Graebel explores issues vital to the global mobility industry.

Finally, some exciting news about the Relocate Awards. New and revised categories will be announced in the Winter edition of Relocate magazine, and sponsorship opportunities are available, so be sure to get your printed or digital copy, or download the app!

Claire Tennant-Scull
Online Editor
 
Relocate Global News
 
Re:locate Global – new directions for 2016 



2016 is just around the corner, and the Re:locate Global team is busy planning a fresh approach and new initiatives for the new year...  Read more

Re:locate Awards 2015/16 entry details announced 

Entry to this year’s Re:locate Awards will open on Monday 4 January, with revised categories that reflect relocation today...  Read more

Business Climate
 
EY’s finger on the pulse 



New reports from respected multinational professional services firm EY provide a good indication of the UK’s position in the global growth market...  Read more

UK businesses must address risk to economy posed by ageing society

Key issues from the CIPD and CBI conferences:
 


Disruptive business models driving change and innovation 

At the CBI Annual Conference 2015, the BBC’s Evan Davis hosted an insightful series of interviews on the contribution to global business of disrupter companies at different stages of their evolution...  Read more

CBI highlights education as key component of economic success

New CBI head sees golden opportunity for UK industry

CIPD 2015: The future of diversity and inclusion – making it work



The CIPD conference 2015 hosted a provocative and wide-ranging debate examining HR’s role in taking diversity and inclusion to the next level...  Read more

Flexible and agile HR strategies in action at CIPD 2015

CIPD 2015: Act like a leader, think like a leader: New rules for success

Education
 

International schools market expands to 8,000 schools 

The number of English-medium international schools around the world has reached 8,000...  Read more

King’s College joins rush of UK schools setting up abroad

Higher education ‘facing challenges in preparing students for work’
 

 
   
NEW! Relocate Perspectives Video
 
Bill Graebel in conversation with Fiona Murchie



This is the first interview in Relocate's Perspectives series, in which Managing Editor of Relocate Global, Fiona Murchie, talks to industry leaders about what is driving change in global markets and how the relocation industry is responding and preparing for the future...  Read more
 
Special focus: Canada
 
Serviced apartments: Seizing opportunity from challenge



As alternative short-term accommodation solutions breathe down the necks of serviced apartment providers, Shannon McGuey, general manager of Calgary-based Imperial Suites, tells Re:locate how her company adds value for companies, their relocating employees and international assignees...  Read more

Exporting represents golden growth opportunity for Canadian business’

Emerging trends in Canadian real estate

Immigration
 
Schengen under threat in wake of Paris attack



The Schengen agreement, which allows unfettered passage for people and goods across 26 European nations, is under threat as never before in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris...  Read more

Immigration warning as Modi meets UK business leaders

New tech visa supports Northern Powerhouse and team hiring

Important security and safety advice for travel to and within Paris:



Sadly, we live in turbulent times, but you may find this advice useful for travelling to and within Paris and France:...  Read more

Serviced Apartments & Property
 
Frasers Hospitality zooms ahead with Mercedes



Frasers Hospitality has raised the ante on designer living, with the launch of ‘Mercedes-Benz Living @ Fraser.’...  Read more

Serviced apartments on the up in Europe

House prices in England hit another new record

Events

ASAP Annual Convention: London, 3 December 2015

Worldwide ERC Global Workforce Summit – Talent Mobility in EMEA 18 February 2015